Bowling alley owner faces exposure charges (Update)

LOWER OXFORD — The owner of a local bowling alley is facing criminal charges for allegedly exposing himself to two minors late last year, according to state police.

Police said that on Nov. 21 Jason Allen Snyder, 35, exposed himself to two girls, ages 10 and 11, inside the Strike n’ Spare Lanes in the 1800 block of Baltimore Pike. Snyder, who owns the bowling alley, was arrested on Feb. 26 following an investigation of the incident.

The two girls were bowling at the time of the exposure, police said.

According to a criminal complaint filed by police, Snyder admitted to police that he purposefully exposed himself to the victims while they were bowling.

Snyder was already listed under the state’s Megan’s Law sex offender registry for a previous incident in 2005. The bowling alley owner pleaded guilty to indecent exposure, corruption of minors, and related offenses in connection with that case. He was sentenced to five to 12 months in prison and probation for those crimes, according to court records.

After his most recent arrest, Snyder was arraigned on charges of indecent exposure, corruption of minors, unlawful contact of a minor, and open lewdness, police said. He was taken to Chester County Prison after failing to post $150,000 cash bail, according to court records.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 18. Deputy District Attorney Elizabeth Pitts, who works with the District Attorney Office’s Child Abuse Unit, is handling the prosecution of the case.